Journal-box.



S. J. STRID.

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLIUATION rmm D120. 10, 1908.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SVEN J'. STRID, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF '10 RALPH Gr.COBUR'N, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

JOURNAL-BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SVEN J. S'rino, a subject of the King of Sweden,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Journal-Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates, more particularly, to improvements in journalboxes for railway-cars.

It is well understood that the journalboxes of a car occupy a positionin which they are exposed to the dust and dirt drawn into the air by thesuction action produced by the moving train, and that unless the lids ofthe journal-boxes fit them closely and are held in eloseengagementtherewith, while the car is in motion, dust and dirt will enter thejournal-boxes with the well-known disadvantageous results.

In the constructions of journal-boxes as hitherto provided the characterof the oint between the hinged lid and the box-proper is such as topermit relatively large quantities of dust and dirt to enter the box,and furtl'iermore the lids are so associated with the box as not toprevent the former from vibrating on their pivots against the box due tothe jarring of the ears to which they are secured, whereby the openinginto the interior of the box is periodically opened a slight distancepermitting dust and dirt to enter.

My objects, generally stated, are to overcome the disadvantages of priorstructures as above pointed out, and to that end I provide a novel formof joint between the lid and box, and means for releasably andpositively holding the lid in close engagement with the box-properduring the movement of the car equipped with it, whereby dirt and dustcan not enter the box.

Referring to the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a central longitudinalvertical sectional view of a journal-box embodying my improvements. Fig.2 is a similar broken View showing certain parts of the constructionrepresented in Fig. 1 in disassembled relation. Fig. 3 is a sectiontaken at the line 3 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow;and Fig. 4, a broken perspective view of the lower end-portion of thelid and of the catch-member illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the view ofthe lid being Viewed in perspective at the line 4; on Fig. 1.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept 13, 1910.

Application filed December 10, 1908.

Serial No. 466,787.

The box-proper which is represented at 5 contains the usual opening ormouth 6 for permitting access to the interior of the box, this openingbeing of rectangular form as represented. The opening 6 is flanked by acontinuous flange 7 affording a shoulder 8 surrounding upper and lowerseats 9 and lateral seats 9 for the lid of the box hereinafter referredto, the portionsof the flange 7 surrounding the seats 9 being shallowerthan those portions surrounding the seats 9. The top of the box isprovided with the lug 10 usually employed, and contains an aperture 11and a shouldered portion 12. The lid of the box is represented at 13,and is so formed as to provide a chamber 1 1 near its upper end flankedby bosses 15, one only of which is shown, between which bosses the lidis apertured at its rear wall as represented at 16. The lid is journaledon the lug 10 by means of a pin 17 passing through the bosses 15 and theaperture 11, the shouldered portion 12 of the lug 1O projecting throughthe opening 16 and into the chamber 14: as represented in Fig. 1. Owingto the requirement that the lid swing upon the boxproper, a tight litbetween the rear wall of the lid and the lug 10 is prevented, thusatl'ording an opening through which dust can enter the chamber 14. Torender the chamber 14 self-cleaning, I provide an opening 18 in thelower portion of the front wall of the lid, whereby any dust enteringthe chamber 141 will be discharged through this opening into the air.The construction of box illustrated is further like those common in theart in that the chamber 1 1 contains a leaf-spring 19 fixed to the lidat its lower end and bearing at its upper, free end against theshouldered portion of the lug 10. This spring so cooperates with the lug10 as to cause the lid 13 to be held open in a substantially horizontalposition when it is swung upward, and to hold the lid, under springtension, in position for closing the opening 6, as represented inFig. 1. The rear wall 20 of the lid carries a rearwardlyextendingcontinuous flange 21, the upper and lower horizontal portions of saidflange fitting upon the seats 9 as represented in Fig. 1. The width ofthe wall 20 of the lid is such as to cause it to fit upon the seats 9and flush with the outer face of the flange 7, the lateral portions ofthe flange 21 extending beyond the seats 9 and snugly fitting againstthe inner surface of the adjacent por tion of the box 5. It will benoted that by so forming the joint between the lid and the box-proper 5the joints are disposed at an angle to the direction of travel of thedust and dirt which, by reason of the suction action of the movingtrain, is caused to impinge against the box, and therefore danger ofdust or dirt entering the box is minimized. The provision of the uprightportions of the flanges 21 cooperating with the seats 9 affords a stepjoint which, as will be readily seen, practically completely preventsthe ac cess of dust into the interior of the box.

Thelower portion of the lid 20 contains a chamber 22 into which the twoupwardlyextending lugs 23 of a catch 2% pivoted to the lid as by a pin25 extending through the lugs 23 and spaced depending lugs 26 on thelid, extend, it being understood that the lower wall of thechamber 22contains openings through which the lugs 23 extend. T he lugs 23 arehook-shaped as represented at 27 and engaging therewith is the free endof a leaf-spring 28 secured to the lid and extending into the chamber22, the spring being so associated with the catch Qtas to tend to tiltit at its lugs 23 away from the box Near the lowerend of the catch 24;is a lip 29 adapted, under the action of the spring 28, to interlockwith a downwardlyextending shoulder 30 on the front of the box 5 belowits opening (3, when the lid is closed-as represented in Fig. 1.

It will be noted from the foregoing that when the lid 20 is moved totheposition illustrated in Fig. 1 the catch 24 will engage with theshoulder 30 and thus vibration of the lid against the box-proper withits attendant disadvantages, is completely overcome. An angularflange-81 depends from the catch 24 and serves as a convenient medium bywhich the catch may be disengaged from the shoulder 30 when it isdesired to raise the lid.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A journalbox comprising, in combination, a box-proper provided with aswing ingly mounted lid and with a catch-engaging shoulder on theoutside surface thereof, said lid containing a chamber near its lowerend with spaced lugs extending from the walls thereof, a catch pivotedto said lugs and extending at one portion into said chamber and atanother portion in substantially the plane of the lid into engagementwith the shoulder on the box-proper, and a spring in said chamber forholding the catch in position for engaging with said Shoulder,- for thepurpose set forth.

2. A journal box comprising, in combination, a box-proper provided witha swingingly mounted lid and with a catch-engaging shoulder on theoutside surface thereof, said lid being provided with a chamber near itslower end and spaced lugs extending from the walls thereof, a catchpivoted to said lugs and extending at one portion in substantially theplane of the lid into said chamber and at another portion intoengagement with the shoulder on the box-proper, and a leaf springsecured at one end in the chamber and with its free end engaging theportion of the catch which extends into the chamber, for the purpose setforth.

8. A journal box comprising, in combination, a box-proper provided witha swingingly mounted lid and with a catchengaging shoulder on theoutside surface thereof formed at the lower edge of the mouth, said lidcontaining a chamber near its lower end with spaced lugs extending fromthe walls thereof, a catch pivoted to said lugs and extending at oneportion into said chamber and at another portion in substantially theplane of the lid into engagement with the shoulder on the box-proper,and a spring in said chamber for holding the catch in position with saidshoulder for the purpose set forth.

4. A journal box, comprising, a box proper provided with a swinginglymounted lid and with a catclrengaging shoulder on the outside surfacethereof, said lid containing a chamber near its lower end with spacedlugs extending from the walls thereof, a catch pivoted to said lugs andextending at one portion into said chamber, at another portion insubstantially the plane of the lid .into engagement with the shoulder onthe box-proper, and at another portion into position to be engaged foroperating the catch, and a spring in said chamber engaging a portion ofthe catch extending into the chamber for holding the catch in positionto engage with said shoul der for the purpose set forth.

SVEN J. STRID.

In presence of CHAS. E. GAYLORD, RALPH SOHAEFER.

